Moran Autonomous Council is an autonomous council in the Indian state of Assam, for development and protection of ethnic Moran people.[2] It was formed in 2020.[3]
Moran Autonomous Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Chief Executive Member | Dipon Moran[1] |
| Seats | 25 |
| Meeting place | |
| Tinsukia | |
About
editThe Moran people are indigenous people living primarily in the Tinsukia district of Assam.[4] The Moran Autonomous Council Bill 2020 was tabled in Assam Legislative Assembly on 24 March 2020 and it was passed in September 2020 without any objection from the opposition parties.[3]
Administration
editAn elected Moran Autonomous Council will consist of 25 members of whom 22 of elected directly and three are nominated by the Governor.[5] In January 2021, the Assam State Government said it would appoint 25 interim members to the Moran Autonomous Council as elections to the autonomous council can't be done before the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election.[6] Dipon Moran is the Interim Chief Executive Member of the council.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "4 autonomous councils almost non-functional - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ https://legislative.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/legislative_medhassu_in_oid_3/menu/document/the_moran_autonomous_council_act_2020.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b "Assam Assembly Passes Bills To Create Three Separate Autonomous Councils". The wire. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Arunabh Saikia (24 March 2020). "Assam's small ethnic groups dumped BJP over CAA. The party wooed them back – not just for elections". Scroll. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Formation of 3 autonomous councils: Dispur in dilemma". Sentinelassam. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Assam Government To Form Four Interim Councils Soon". Sentinelassam. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "4 autonomous councils almost non-functional - Sentinelassam". 17 February 2022.